Do you often feel sad, hopeless, or inexplicably sluggish? At Godwin Psychiatry in Goldsboro, North Carolina, board-certified psychiatrist and board-eligible internal medicine specialist Meredith Godwin, MD, understands the all-consuming effect that depression has on your mental and physical health. That’s why she offers evidence-based care and innovative therapies like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat depression. Call today to learn more.
Depression is a serious mental health disorder that interferes with your thoughts, behaviors, and actions. It can make you feel hopeless, unmotivated, and disconnected from the world around you.
While depression is one of the most common mental health conditions worldwide, it can be challenging to diagnose. Subtle symptoms may go unnoticed or be dismissed. A professional evaluation at Godwin Psychiatry is essential for an accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment plan.
Depression can cause many physical, emotional, and mental symptoms, such as:
Everyone experiences depression differently. Sudden changes in mood or behavior warrant a comprehensive mental health evaluation at Godwin Psychiatry.
Anybody can get depression. According to the World Health Organization, more than 280 million people experience it at some point. Some common risk factors for depression include:
Your Goodwin Psychiatry provider considers your risk factors before making a depression diagnosis.
Godwin Psychiatry takes a dynamic approach to depression treatment that may include medication management, therapy, and lifestyle adjustments. The practice also specializes in NeuroStar® transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy.
TMS for depression is a safe, effective, non-medication depression treatment that uses focused magnetic pulses, similar in strength to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
These pulses revitalize connections in an area of the brain involved in regulating your mood. Reawakening these connections can dramatically improve the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression.
Call Godwin Psychiatry today to schedule a depression consultation.